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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 18:22:21 GMT -5
I went to finish this one off today. I started it on Christmas day but ended up with a bunch of issues so I went back to the 400 belt. Next, I went to the 600 Nova. I never use that, unless something is really giving me trouble (The only other thing I've used it for is Obsidian!  ). Anyway here it is:  IMG_20220118_150023811 by Perkins17, on Flickr  IMG_20220118_150037705 by Perkins17, on Flickr This has the best shine I've ever gotten except on Brazillian agate, maybe. It actually wasn't to hard to capture the Labradorecense Labrado... labro... never mind! in a picture  ! Anyway, thanks for looking! -Perkins17 |
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Post by lunker on Jan 18, 2022 18:26:33 GMT -5
Pretty f-n sweet
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Lab Cab!
Jan 18, 2022 18:30:15 GMT -5
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 18:30:15 GMT -5
Thank you! Labradorite is a new favorite of mine to work with. I could see the green shine on the wheel as I was working!!! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 18, 2022 18:30:42 GMT -5
Very pretty! You did a real nice job on that cab.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 18, 2022 18:32:39 GMT -5
Even without it in focus you can see it has a killer shine. Nice one Perk  |
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 18:34:10 GMT -5
Very pretty! You did a real nice job on that cab. Thank you! I love it! It went straight to my display case after being cleaned. |
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 18:36:43 GMT -5
Even without it in focus you can see it has a killer shine. Nice one Perk Thank you! It was a tough one to get in focus because of the shine. I need to work on my photography. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 18, 2022 18:48:34 GMT -5
Even without it in focus you can see it has a killer shine. Nice one Perk  Thank you! It was a tough one to get in focus because of the shine. I need to work on my photography. Sorry man, wasn't a knock on the shot. Just pointing out that the shine powered thru  |
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 18:51:46 GMT -5
Thank you! It was a tough one to get in focus because of the shine. I need to work on my photography. Sorry man, wasn't a knock on the shot. Just pointing out that the shine powered thru No worries! The shine did power through! I need to get either A: a better camera, or... B: A new photographer. The guy doing it right now is terrible!!! 😂 |
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Post by Brian on Jan 18, 2022 20:34:23 GMT -5
Very nice! I was going to say there are some fingerprints on the cab, but just some reflected fingers! |
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Lab Cab!
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 21:00:32 GMT -5
Very nice! I was going to say there are some fingerprints on the cab, but just some reflected fingers! Thank you! Yup, 10 finger prints! Seriously though, fingers do show up in a lot of my pictures. And a black cell phone... 😃 |
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Post by Pat on Jan 18, 2022 21:06:50 GMT -5
Sooo pretty! It’s a real display keeper.
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 21:09:27 GMT -5
Sooo pretty! It’s a real display keeper. Thank you Pat! I gifted an oval of labradorite from the same slab to a close family member for Christmas. I inherited a glass top rock case that I'm working on filling up with cabs. (I'm about a quarter through right now! 🙂) |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 18, 2022 21:45:05 GMT -5
That looks very cool. I like the contrast to the dark side. Do you get the labradorite reflections (sorry don't know the right term) on that dark side as well if the lighting is different? Good job on the polish.
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 21:53:56 GMT -5
That looks very cool. I like the contrast to the dark side. Do you get the labradorite reflections (sorry don't know the right term) fully on that dark side as well if the lighting is different? Good job on the polish. Thank you! I didn't get labradorescence (No clue how to spell it!) fully on both sides of the cab but most of it is covered it wasn't quite a straight line like it looks though. Thank you! The polish was my best yet. I wonder if it was because of the hardness (more like softness!)... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 18, 2022 21:58:30 GMT -5
Fantastic job Perk! I've got some Labradorite, but haven't worked it. My pieces are all fractured...so I haven't even tried. It looks like you did a really great job on this one! Way to go! |
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Post by knave on Jan 18, 2022 22:05:50 GMT -5
Wonderful work.
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 22:31:47 GMT -5
Fantastic job Perk! I've got some Labradorite, but haven't worked it. My pieces are all fractured...so I haven't even tried. It looks like you did a really great job on this one! Way to go! Thank you so much! In my 2-cab experience with labradorite, the fractures don't matter. They didn't effect mint at all. They just made me be a little more careful. Thank you again! I have a feeling the rocks gods were helping me here. 🙂 |
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Lab Cab!
Jan 18, 2022 22:33:04 GMT -5
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Post by perkins17 on Jan 18, 2022 22:33:04 GMT -5
Thank you sir! It is one of my new favorites. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 19, 2022 7:40:48 GMT -5
Good job! My experience with labradorite has not been as good.
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